Combination hay and stock rack.



No. 662,766. Patented Nov. 27,1900.

' D. M. COX.

COMBINATION HAY AND STUCK RACK.

(Application filed May 10. 1900.)

' (No Model.)

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DANIEL] M. 00X, OF MOULTON, IOWA.

COMBINATION HAY AND STOCK RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 662,766, dated November 2'7, 1900.

Application filed May 10, 1900. Serial No. 16,246. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL h/LCOX, of the city of Moulton, in the county of Appanoose and State of Iowa, have invented a new and Improved Hay and Stock Rack, of which the followingis a description.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in combination hay and stock racks.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus adjusted as a hay-rack. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my invention adjusted for use as a wagon-box. Fig. 3 is a detail view of an end-gate to the box. Fig. a is an edge View of a rack-wing. Fig. 5 is a detail, and Fig. 6 is a detail of the front end of the box.

Reference now being'had to the detailsof the drawings by letter, A A designate the longitudinal base-pieces of the rack, which are connected together by suitable crosspieces M, which are recessed at their ends to receive the ends of said pieces A. The wings of the rack comprise the strips E, to the inner ends of which pins E are secured, the latter being designed to engage the apertures O in the longitudinal pieces A. To said crossstrips E are secured the boards D. Where the strips E rest upon the upper edges of pieces A, the latter are notched, as at A, as are also the under faces of said pieces F, as at e, Fig. 4.

To the end piece M is fastened a socketplate N, which receives the lower tapering end of the standard P, which may be held in place by means of a pin 0, as shown in Fig. '1. To the rear cross-piece of the rack is also secured a standard P, which standards are apertured, as at Q, to receive the ends of the binding-bars .I, the inner ends of which are held by the straps K, thus allowing the two bars to slide longitudinally in contact with each other. These bars may be held in either of the sets of apertures Q, as may be desired.

When the wings W are adjusted as a box, the lower ends of the cross-pieces W may be placed in the sockets R and held in vertical positions. The end-gate shown in Fig. 3 consists of the top cross-boards S, having hooked ends projecting beyond the outer edges of the upright pieces S, said hooked ends being adapted to engage over the upper edges of the side-boards W.

What I claim is- A convertible hay-rack, comprising in combination with the bed having longitudinal pieces A and end pieces with recessed ends into which the ends of said side pieces are seated, the wings having bolts secured to the cross-pieces thereof, and designed to engage in apertures O in said pieces A, the standards P and socket plates secured to the crosspieces of said bed, said standards having apertures therein, the extensible bars having bracket-straps for supporting the inner ends of said bars, and allowing same to slide longitudinally in contact with each other, the outer ends of said bars adjustably held in said apertured standards, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DANIEL M. COX.

Witnesses:

G. A. SINGLEY, CRAIG OARsoN. 

